EkateriniEfremidis

Ekaterini Efremidis 1913 - 2013 SPRINGFIELD - Thursday Sept. 5, 2013, Ekaterini (Kalafatis) Efremidis passed away at home surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Smyrna Asia-Minor to Leonidas and Ekaterini Kalafatis. In 1922, she escaped with her family to Greece during the ethnic cleansing of the Greco-Turkish Conflict. After WWII, she raised money to feed the orphans of Greece. She was a long time resident of Springfield, having moved here from Pireaus Greece in 1970. She was a faithful communicant of St. George Greek Orthodox Church, a member of the Over 60 Club, the Daughters of Penelope and the Philoptochos Society. She worked tireless hours at the church coffee hours, Bingo and Glendi and in 1989, she received the Laity Award for her dedication. Besides her parents she is predeceased by her husband George in 1968, brothers, Nick, Stratos, and Evangelos as well as her sisters Antigoni, Maritsa, Evdoxia and Helen. She is survived by her son Theodore Efremides and his wife, Susan of Springfield also her grand-daughter Catherine and her husband Glen Black and three great grand-daughters Anastasia, Alexandra and Gabriella as well as many nieces and nephews in Greece. Her family wishes to thank her caregivers Dina, Marcela, Marsha, Eileen and Kate from Mercy Hospice for their caring support. A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, September 10, 2013 at St. George Greek Orthodox Cathedral, 22 St. George Rd. Springfield, MA 01104 at 11 am. A calling hour will be held on Tuesday from 10:15 to 11 am at the cathedral. Her burial will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery. In lieu of flowers please make memorial contributions to the St. George Endowment Fund, 22 St. George Rd., Sprinfield, MA 01104. Visit: cierpialmemorialfuneralhome.com Cierpial Memorial Funeral Home 413 598-8573

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